GRE Word List
SINECURE
an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
The meaning of the word sinecure is an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
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| disconsolate | cheerless |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
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| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |